Molly Dolan
University of Illinois
Panel: “The Digital Age Library”

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It is increasingly common for scholars in humanities disciplines to incorporate data collection and analysis into their research process. As digital humanists produce GIS data, annotated texts and concordances, image libraries, and other output, a new genre of scholarly product is being created. Because it is still relatively new, and because many universities are still struggling with how to give credit for this work alongside the traditional published channels of scholarly communication, we are only now beginning to take the long view. Who is maintaining the scholar’s data? What happens to a project when the scholar leaves the institution? How can the scholar ensure permanent, stable access to their data for current and future researchers?